Senior Immigration Attorney

Company: VisaNation - SGM Law Group
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Senior Immigration Attorney position with a prominent business immigration law firm with an international client base. Working in a collaborative environment, the Senior Attorney's duties will include direct client contact, leading and managing paralegals, preparing and filing nonimmigrant & immigrant visa petitions. The position requires at least 4 years of full-time experience (excluding any clerkships/Internship/pro-bono work) in business/corporate immigration. You must have a strong understanding of the PERM labor certification process and nuances of employment based green card cases. Ideally, your work experience includes a wide range of non-immigrant (H-1B, L-1, TN, E visa etc) and immigrant cases and advisory work with corporate clients. You must have a JD or LLM from a US Law School and be admitted to a US State Bar. Preference will be given to those applicants with foreign language proficiency. Please send a detailed resume and cover letter with salary history and a writing sample (preferably immigration related) for consideration. The ideal candidate will have excellent legal research and writing skills as they will be spending up to 25% of their time creating and reviewing the legal content for our website and blog. COVID-19 considerations: Office visits by clients are severely limited and everyone is required to wear a mask. Phone/virtual consultations are offered. Common areas are constantly sanitized, limited number of people (visitors and staff) per office. Requirements * Must have 3+ years of experience with all stages of EB cases (PERM, I-140, and I-485). Must be able to identify potential issues arising in EB-2 and EB-3 cases. * Must have 3+ years of experience with petitioning for H-1B, L-1, E-3, E-2, O-1 and TN visas, including experience with responding to complicated RFEs. * Any experience with EB-1 cases is highly preferred. * Demonstrated ability to work hard under pressure while meeting deadlines. * Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. * Excellent Corporate client interaction skills and ability to work effectively other attorneys and staff. * Must be organized, detail oriented, responsive and have excellent follow through skills. * Ability to stay current with applicable changes in immigration law and policies. * A positive attitude and client service disposition is a must for this position. Benefits * A Competitive Salary (75k - 100k DOE). * Paid Holidays. * Paid Time Off (PTO). * A Comprehensive benefits package * Health Insurance.

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